Founded in 1999, Trichotomy is still Brisbane-based, but highly regarded, worldwide; ‘the lyricism of EST and energy level of The Bad Plus’, says one British reviewer.

Another has already hailed our featured new release as ‘the sound of one of the most exciting trios in contemporary music’.

Fact Finding Mission presents its own very eclectic originals, with occasional, splendid Australian guest instrumentalists and – on its titlepiece - unwitting, formerly-Presidential American guest ‘vocalists’.

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Formerly known within Australia as Misinterprotato, Trichotomy is still the same unit: pianist and primary composer Sean Foran, double bassist Pat Marchisella and drummer John Parker.

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THEME: details below, as per the original CD. This cut is also on these compilations:

2214CD CUT 12, BABBLING BROOK’MAIRTÍN O CONNOR, ARR BY HIM,STEPEHEN COONEY AND MATT MOLLOYPUB NOT SPECVIRGIN CDVE930 I think this 1996 release has no currently-active Australian distribution, but it appears to be available, still, from some online suppliersMATT MOLLOY, ‘SHADOWS ON STONE’2: 50Contemporary Irish, with trad-folkish roots. This begins in ‘pastoral’ mood, then becomes increasingly lively.

The French composer plays the piano inside and out - in more than one sense. His Algerian colleague Fayçal El Mezouar plays the oud. The trio's Congolese percussionist Émile Biayenda uses flowing water and his hands, among other things.

This version removes any ‘showbiz/poppy’ aspect; it is very unlike the version with which the 5th Dimension had a big hit in 1970.

2258CD CUT 1, ‘MESMERISATION’SEAN FORAN (PRESUMABLY) APRA SPACEBAR RECORDS/JAZZHEAD HEAD058www.jazzhead.comMISINTERPROTATO - 'IN IS IN'0: 31AUSTRAL COMP AND PERF: the spare closing notes of a long piece, recorded in 2005, when Trichotomy was still ‘Misinterprotato’.

The speaking voices - shepherds-cum-musicians et al – were recorded by Kathryn Tickell over several decades.

This is a studio collage of those actual voices, atop a musical bed which uses loops and features Northumbrian pipes, fiddle, piano and drones.

Most of this double-album documents a live theatrical-cum-musical presentation which draws on those recordings’ words, but presents them as acted/declaimed onstage by others – most especially by Kathryn’s father, Mike Tickell.